a Department for Traffic Safety and Road Vehicles, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2019;20(5):467-471. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1612058. Epub 2019 Jun 3.
The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the prevalence of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) according to day of the week, specific roads (urban/rural), daytime or nighttime, and vehicle category. In addition, this study examines how the prohibition of selling alcoholic drinks in shops and supermarkets (not in restaurants) after 10 p.m. has affected the prevalence of DUI. Breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) was collected from all drivers through police checkpoints at 54 locations in Serbia. In this study, 17,945 drivers were tested in urban areas and 19,507 in rural areas. The relationship between DUI during the prohibition on alcohol sales in Belgrade and other large cities in Serbia was determined using logistic regression. On average, every 100th driver in traffic in Serbia was DUI (0.99%). This study shows that the 0 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for motorcyclists does not have an influence on DUI. Moreover, motorcyclists represent the category with the highest share of DUI, with a statistically significantly larger difference compared to drivers of other vehicle categories. These results may be a consequence of the fact that a large number of drivers drive both motorcycles and other vehicle categories (cars or mopeds), so the different BAC limits for nonprofessional drivers may create confusion about the legal BAC limit. This study suggests that the required legal BAC limit for nonprofessional drivers should be the same. The prohibition of selling alcoholic drinks in Belgrade after 10 p.m. does not decrease the prevalence of DUI.
本研究旨在提供一个概述，说明根据一周中的不同日子、具体道路（城市/农村）、白天或夜间以及车辆类别，酒后驾车（DUI）的流行率。此外，本研究还探讨了晚上 10 点以后禁止在商店和超市（不在餐厅）出售含酒精饮料对 DUI 流行率的影响。通过在塞尔维亚 54 个地点的警察检查站，收集了所有司机的呼气酒精浓度（BrAC）。在这项研究中，有 17945 名司机在城市地区接受了测试，19507 名司机在农村地区接受了测试。使用逻辑回归法确定了在贝尔格莱德和塞尔维亚其他大城市禁止销售酒类期间 DUI 的关系。平均而言，塞尔维亚每 100 名交通参与者中就有 1 人酒后驾车（0.99%）。本研究表明，摩托车手的 0 血液酒精浓度（BAC）限制对 DUI 没有影响。此外，摩托车手是 DUI 比例最高的类别，与其他车辆类别的司机相比，存在统计学上显著更大的差异。这些结果可能是由于大量司机同时驾驶摩托车和其他车辆类别（汽车或轻便摩托车），因此非专业司机的不同 BAC 限制可能会导致对法定 BAC 限制的混淆。本研究表明，非专业司机所需的法定 BAC 限制应该相同。晚上 10 点以后在贝尔格莱德禁止销售酒类不会降低 DUI 的流行率。
